Downloads from Vent-Tech
The HSE provides general guidance on LEV as well as guidance relevant to specific industries. We have curated those that we think will be useful to you and included links to them on this page.
General HSE Downloads
- Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
- L5 – Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (Fifth Ed)
- Workplace Health, Safety and Welfare
- Use of Contractors
HSE Clearing the Air and other LEV Downloads
Fume Extraction Downloads
- HSE – Controlling isocyanate exposure in spray booths and spray rooms
- HSE – Using electric storage batteries safely (Battery charging)
- HSE OC275/3 – Hydrogen Cyanide
- HSE PPS3 – Controlling fume during plastic processing
- HSE SR29 – Stripping of alloy wheels
- HSE G201 – Fume cupboards
Thorough Examination and Testing of LEV systems
- HSE G406 – New and existing engineering control systems
- HSE LEV Example Examination Form
- HSE Maintenance examination and testing of local exhaust ventilation
Air sampling and monitoring
- G409 – Air Sampling
- HSG173 – Monitoring Strategies for Toxic Substances
- MDHS 14/3 – General Methods for Sampling and Gravimetric Analysis of Respirable and Inhalable Dust
ATEX / DSEAR
Cleaning
- HSE – Time to clear the air – A workers guide to local exhaust ventilation (LEV)
- INDG408 – Clearing the Air
- HSG258 – Controlling Airborne Contaminants at Work – A guide to local exhaust ventilation (LEV) – Second Edition 2011
- HSE FD14 – Design Points for New LEV Systems
- LEV Buyers Guide
- OCM2 – Local exhaust ventilation
- G200 HSE – LEV Systems
- SHAPA – 10 key steps for controlling dust extraction system proposals
- EH40 – Workplace Exposure Limits 2007
Flour/Food Downloads
- HSE G218 Sieving
- HSE FL01 Bag Opening
- HSE 206 Sack Filling
- HSE 214 Weighing Solids
- HSE Food Sheet 2 – Dust explosions in the food industry
Soldering Fumes
- HSE INDG248 – Solder fume and you
- HSE INDG249 – Controlling Health Risk from Rosin (colophony) based solder fluxes
- HSE SR20 – Solder Fume
- HSE WL17 – Soldering
Stone Dust
- HSE Stone Masonry – Stonemasons exposure to respirable Crystaline Silica
- INDG315 – Stone Dust and You
- HSE ST3 – Hand held rotary tools – Cutting & polishing
- HSE CIS24 – Dust control on cut-off saws used for stone or concrete cutting
- ConsumerNotice.org – Silica Dust
- ConsumerNotice.org – Silicosis
Tank Extraction Systems
- HSE G226 – Pickling bath (large)
- HSE G227 – Vapour Degreasing bath
- HSE Prevention of Exposure and Control of Chromic Acid Mist
- HSE Engineering Safety Sheet 40 – Safe Use of Solvent Degreasing Plant
Vehicle Exhaust Fume Extraction
- HSE SR14 – Vehicle exhaust fumes
- HSE SR15 – Exhaust fumes from moving vehicles
- HSG 187 – Control of Diesel Engine Exhaust Emissions in the Workplace
Welding, Grinding, Brazing
- HSE G406 – Tig welding fumes
- HSE WL1 – Welding workshop ventilation
- HSE WL2 – Welding forced ventilation
- HSE WL3 – Welding fixed booth or bench?
- HSE WL4 – Welding fume hood on a movable arm
- HSE WL5 – Welding respiratory protective equipment
- HSE WL8 – Oxy-gas welding & brazing
- HSE WL10 – MIG & MAG Welding
- HSE RR683 – Effective control of gas shielded arc welding fume
- HSE RR900 – Visualisation and control of solder fume exposure
- Stainless Steel Welding – Controlling Chromium Fumes
Wood Dust
- HSE WIS1 – Wood dust: Hazards and precautions
- HSE WIS6 – COSHH and the wood working industries
- HSE WIS24 – Dust capture at sawing machines
- HSE WIS32 – Safe Collection of woodwaste: Prevention of fire and explosion
- WD1 – Bandsaw
- WD2 – Circular bench saw
- WD3 – Cross cut saw
- WD4 – Vertical spindle moulder
- WD5 – Overhead & CNC routers
- WD6 – Sanding machines – fixed
- WD7 – Sanding machines – hand held
- WD8 – Assembly on down draft bench
- WD9 – Stand alone dust collector